Re: [Leica] trip from the US

[fbrunell@bonzai.net (Francois Brunelle)]

Ferdinand,
I have not seen the soft release from Tom.  What makes it different from the
ones you can buy on the market?
Thanks for your reply,

PS:  Welcome back!

Francois Brunelle
Ashburn VA

fld wrote:

> hello luggers,
>
> Its nice to be back on the list after a 2 weeks off.
>
> I just got back last Saturday from my vacation in the US. I bought along my
> 2 M6's, 35-50-90 summicrons, EOS1n with 28-70/2.8L. I went to the ff.
> places: Minneapolis, New York, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Yosemite, Carmel,
> Napa and SFO city.
>
> And guess what: I used the M6 100% of the time while my mom & sister ended
> up using the eos1n. I feel, the widely most used lens is the 35/2.0 (85%),
> then the 50/2.0 (10%) and last the 90/2.0 (5%) . A 21/2.8 would be nice
> also to have esp. for tight shots!!
>
> On my last peg of the trip, I met with Jeff Alford and Jim Brick at the K&S
> store in Palo-Alto. Jeff showed me the TT Abrahamson Rapidwinder and for
> some reason after playing with it for sometime, I decided to bite the
> bullet so I got one. I highly recommend this accessory to M6 users. Without
> it on my M6 it feels awkward to use. So my warning: if you are not prepared
> to spend $400+++ bucks for it, please don't try it on--you'll end up a
> victim... But heck, its worth it.
>
> Jim also handed me over the prototype TT abrahamson soft release. Well, I
> liked it alot, felt nice using it and i couldn't do without one attached to
> my M6. I highly recommend this piece of accessory as well!!
>
> One last piece of recommendation: I bought myself an HP Photosmart Scanner.
> For those interested in getting one, well, I highly recommend it!! FOr the
> price $400+++ its definitely worth it and the scans are really good, be it
> negative, slides or prints... Installation is really straightforward and
> easy and it scans pretty pretty fast. If anyone wants to know more about
> it, pls. drop me an email.
>
> Now I'm back in the Philippines, I missed USA alot!! I consumed about 15
> rolls of film and had many opportunities to shot under a wide variety of
> shooting scenes. I look forward to being there sometime next year.
>
> Jim, Jeff--- thanks for the time you guys spent on me. I enjoyed your
> company!!
>
> And Jeff, did that lady who came to the store with me bought an M6 from you?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ferdinand